A former Border Patrol agent's lengthy sentence for shooting a fleeing drug smuggler had been described as extreme by his supporters, but a federal judge showed no mercy Wednesday at the former agent's resentencing hearing in El Paso, Texas.

The judge upheld Jose Alonso Compean's original punishment and resentenced him to 10 years in prison for his conviction on a charge of using a weapon in the commission of a felony and another two years in prison for assault and other charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Compean's attorneys plan to turn to the Supreme Court for a review of the case. Bob Baskett, an attorney for Compean, did not immediately return a call for comment from FOXNews.com.

Compean, along with former agent Ignacio Ramos, was convicted in 2006 of shooting Osvaldo Adlrete Davila  an admitted, and now convicted, drug smuggler  and trying to cover up the shooting.

Funny I just heard a commercial on the radio “ become a border agent” Yeah right, thier going to open the borders wide on all fronts anyway so just don’t bother! It was a lovely country for a while there! God bless America she’s bleeding from an artery with no paramedics in site. I am in mourning!

These two need to be pardoned by President Bush, immediately.
This unfathomable miscarriage of justice will only be remedied by pardon, at this point. They have suffered far too much for this alleged crime.

We need to wake up to the reality the our border is our primary line of defense against a whole host of ills, and it must be secured. These two agents, acting in good faith, shot a confessed drug smuggling illegal alien in the arse, and they get sent to prison. Unconscionable!

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posted on 11/12/2008 3:12:43 PM PST
by PubliusMM
(RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion)

He will not pardon Ramos and Compean....
Bush wants to Hand over America to Socialists....

This is just another loss of our rights....
There is no other case like this...it is a travesty.
America is no more.
America Died November 4th.
McCain was a dupe, just a backstabbing tool of the Media...
They gave us a Moron to vote for...

they convinced him to play Mr Nice guy...

and Nice Guys finish LAST.
McCain brought a purse to a Knife fight.
We were Had...over a year ago.

Sorry, but after 51 years of liberal judges playing games with people lives, including my. I just don’t feel like showing any mercy what so ever. And that what they do, play games on peoples lives. And that not helpful.

Joseph C. Schultz, the innocent person purposefully shot in the face by Special Agent Braga ended up being treated worse by the Department of Justice than the drug courier Compeon and Ramos were accused of shooting.

Since the Schultz case received nationwide notice (and no doubt a lot of notice with the ranks of the federal prosecutor's offices) you'd best believe Sutton knew all about it, and the normal standards the FBI applies to shooting situations.

Obama could do us all a favor by having Sutton prosecuted for misprosecution.

Does anyone know how to get a message to President-elect Obama concerning these two men’s fate? Perhaps, the in-coming President would like to demonstrate compassion and that he is all the people’s President.

The judge had no authority to reverse the previous sentence other than the portion remanded back for resentencing... The following from another article back when it case was remanded for resentencing. In other words the 10 year minimum wasn’t at issue.

In vacating only the convictions under the obstruction of justice indictments, the appellate court remanded for re-sentencing only the “one year and a day and two years” part of the sentence that did not derive from the mandatory 10-year sentencing requirements under Section 924(c).

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out some convictions against Ramos and Compean earlier this year, prompting Wednesday’s resentencing, but the court upheld the majority of the case. Ramos is due to be resentenced Thursday.

United States Attorney Johnny Sutton announced today, that former Border Patrol Agent Jose Compean was resentenced this morning by United States District Court Judge Kathleen Cordone to twelve years in federal prison - the same sentence originally imposed for his role in shooting an unarmed fleeing suspect. Mr. Compean was resentenced on the assault, civil rights and use of a firearm during a crime of violence charges.

On July 28, 2008, the Fifth Circuit, in upholding the majority of Compean and Ramos’ convictions, stated that [t]he trial of the case was conducted fairly and without reversible error. While the majority of the charges against Mr. Compean were upheld, the court did remand the case to the District Court for resentencing after it vacated the obstruction of justice charges.

Agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos were indicted by an El Paso federal grand jury and were convicted after a 2 ½ week jury trial in which both defendants testified. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the most serious charges against them and has denied their request for a rehearing on the matter.
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I think Sutton is a lying pos. We have no idea if the drug-runner was armed or not since he got away. They fired 15 shots, so what?

I would have given them a raise for every drug-runner they shot in the ass. Did Ramos and Compean make some mistakes and neglect procedure? I think so. My problem lies in our Government siding with drug-runners and in the trial the defense was not allowed to tell the jury the whole truth.

I would think being a drug-runner is information that goes directly to the credibility of the testimony he gave. The trial has every appearance of a snow job. It is wrong, and if Bush does not pardon these men then he is no better than Sutton.

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posted on 11/12/2008 3:49:54 PM PST
by WildcatClan
(If we are the one's we have been waiting for, we must be incredibly stupid.)

Does anyone know how to get a message to President-elect Obama concerning these two mens fate? Perhaps, the in-coming President would like to demonstrate compassion and that he is all the peoples President.

I agree that the sentence handed down in the Compeon and Ramos case was a bit over he top, but there are facts in the case beyond what is popularly being reported. If Compeon and Ramos had simply shot a fleeing drug runner, probably nothing much would have been made of it beyond a reprimand for poor marksmanship. However, the filed a false report and destroyed evidence in an attempt to cover up the incident, and that was what they were indicted for. I don't think they are totally innocent, but I think the prosecution was overly zealous.The other case involving Schultz shot by the FBI is just plain wrong. The FBI can't be allowed to go around shooting people unless they are White Separatists or happen to live in “Compounds”. /s

Yes the media fawned all over McCain in the primaries with as much energy as they demonized Palin. It should be obvious that the media spews its venom at those they fear the most. The media spewed their venom at Romney. The anti Mormon conservatives obliged the Media and killed the best chances they had of stopping Obama.

About 15 years ago a friend of mine was fishing on the All American Canal with his family. Some illegals on the south side of the canal were taunting him and his family. When one of them ran across the check, he grabbed a Border Patrol service shotgun from the trunk of his car and shot that idiot in the ass. He had to pay a judgement and that was it. The Border Patrol sure has changed.

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